finite deterrence

noun

The strategy of making a nuclear victory so costly that it is preferable for the enemy not to fight.

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Meanings

nounfinite deterrence (uncountable)
  1. uncountablegovernmentThe strategy of making a nuclear victory so costly that it is preferable for the enemy not to fight.
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